Electric lantern.



P. GRUNER.

ELECTRIC LANTERN.

APPLICATION FILED sum. 3.19m.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

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INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEY til It i it ti I .PAUL GRUNER, OF PINCKNEYVILLE, ILLINOIS.

ELECTRIC LANTERN.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

llatcnted Dec. 12,1916.

Application filed June 3, 1916. Serial No. 101,590.

To all whom a may concern Be it known that I, PAUL GRUNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pinckneyville, in the county of Perry and State of Illinois, have invented certain new'and useful Improvements in Electric Lanterns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in electric lanterns and more particularly to hand lanterns of the type which can be carried or can be hung to be suspended at a fixed point and to cast its lights to all sides as distinguished from the usual type of electric flashlights.

An object of this invention is to provide a lantern structure which permits the use of standard dry cells and which also embodies a casing in -which the cells are inclosed to be protected and to permit convenient carrying, the casing inclosing the cells being provided with a handle by which the lantern may be carried or may be suspended.

A further object lies in the provision of means by which the rays of light from the electric lamp bulb are cast or thrown in all directions at the same time so that as the lantern is carried the light will be thrown to all sides and as the lantern is set or hung at a fixed point a party can work on all sides of the lantern, the work will be fully illuminated. i

With the above and other objects in View,

my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter set forth in connection with the drawings andthen more particularly pointed out in the claims;

a In the drawings, Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of the lantern. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through the casing structure. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the structure disclosed in Fig. 1.

fhe casing 1 ismade of sufficient height that it will accommodate the standard dry other, uses, and it is preferable that this casing 1 be made elongated somewhat after the manner shown in Fig. 2 so that a pair of batteries as indicated at 2 and 3 Linay be fitted side by side therein. The cars 4 are secured on the ends of the casing 1 and a handle or bail 5 is connected with these cars to be capable of swinging movement so that it can be raised to permit carrying of the casing or inspection of the same placed on the market for. bell,

and can be folded down to rest against the side of the casing and to be thus folded to permit the lanternto occupy a small space.

A cover (3 is adapted to be fitted to close the open upper end of the casing 1, and this cover has an electric lamp socket 7 mounted thereon, this socket being preferably of the two point contact type. A lamp bulb 8 is provided to be fitted in this socket 7 and circuit wires are connected with the terminals of the socket 7, the wire Slicing led to one of the binding posts of the body and the circuit wires 10 being led to a switch 11. A circuit wire 12 leads from the switch 11 to be connected with the batteries, and a connector wire 13 is provided to connect the batteries in series with the switch and the lamp bulb.

A bow shaped rod 1% is disposed over the cover 6 and is connected at its ends with the rim of the cover, a similar rod 15 being disposed transversely across the cover strip and connected in a like manner with the rim of this cover. A reflector plate 16, which is preferably d1shed slightly as shown in Fig. 2 is connected with the under side of the bow shaped rods 14 and 15, and thus this plate 16 is positioned over the electric lamp 8. This plate 16 may be polished, nickel plated, or otherwise finished on its lower side so that the light from the lamp 8 will be reflected, and thus the lantern may be carried and the reflector plate T16 will keep the rays from the lamp 8 from s iining in the eyes of the party carrying the lantern and also the rays will be cast down to fall at all points around the lantern, the same being true when the lantern is set down or is hung upon a nail or other suitable support.

The connection of the circuit wires to the batteries is of the most simple type, and ts the cover 6 is readily removable, the batteries may be renewed and replaced by any one even though he have a very limited knowledge of electrical circuit wiring, and when the cover is fitted in place the batteries are" protected against moisture or against injury, the lamp being shaped rods 14: and 15 and the reflector plate 16. When the lamp is to be lighted, the switch lever 17 will be thrown to the contact and thus the circuit through the wires and through the batteries will be completed so that the lamp will glow and will cast its rays against the reflector plate 1(S to be reflected on all sides of the lantern.

protected by bow- While 1 have herein shown and described only one specific form of the device, it will be understood that modifications and raria tions might be resorted to in the form and arrangement of the several parts without departing. from the, spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to. be lim= ited except to such points as may be set forth in the claims.

I claim? 1. An electric hand lanterncomprising a battery container, a removable cover for said container, an electric lamp bulb mounted on the cover, a switch on the cover to control the supply of current to the-lamp, rods secured to the cover to form a protecting frame.

work over the lamp and the switch, and a reflector plate carried by said frame work over thelamp. to cause the rays thereof to be bow shaped rods connected with the cover in crossed relation to form a protecting a frame work over the switch and the lamp, and a reflector plate carried by said frame work above the lamp to cause the' light rays therefrom to be reflected downwardl v An electric hand lantern comprising a battery containing case, a cover to close said case, .an electric lamp bulb carried by the cover, circuit connections from-said bulb to be connected with batteries placed within the case, a switch connected. in the circuit a connections to control the supply of current to the lamp, bow shaped rods connected with the cover in crossed relation to form a pro tecting frame work over the switch and the lamp, a reflector plate carried by said frame work above the lamp to -ause the light rays therefrom to be reflected downwardly, and a bail handle connected with the caseto per- --m1t carrying o: the lantern.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence oi two witnesses.'

v PAUL GRUNER Witnesses CHAs. H. Ron, JOHN D. Ron. 

